There Formula 1 will make his second visit of the year to the American continent to play the Canadian Grand Prixeighth date of the season which will take place on the circuit Gilles Villeneuve from Montreal.

The big favorite for victory is the two-time champion max verstappen (Red Bull), winner of the 2022 edition, and who will be looking for their sixth victory of 2023. Here are ten essential facts you need to know about this event…

1) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a semi-permanent track for 4,361 meters built on the artificial island of notre damenear Montreal.

2) Apart from the Grand Prix, this place is mainly dedicated to the leisure of the inhabitants of the regionwhich on weekdays can walk, cycle or skate along its main roads.

3) In one High-speed cornerless layoutthe key points here are traction when exiting slow corners, braking stability and agility when changing direction.

4) The first GP organized here dates back to 1978, with Victory for Gilles Villeneuve. The track was renamed in honor of the late Canadian after his death in 1982.

5) The Canadian Grand Prix It’s usually one of the most spectacular on the calendarfull of incidents and surprises thanks to a track with many overtaking points but, at the same time, does not forgive mistakes.

6) the race will be will develop 70 towerseach of which features six left and eight right turns, as well as three straights (one of which is very long).

7) The average speed is relatively lowbecause of the frequent changes of direction caused by the constant succession of turns and braking.

8) for this contest Pirelli chose the compounds C3 like P Zero White (hard), C4 as P Zero Yellow (medium) and C5 like P Zero Red (soft).

9) Use of the softer compound is normally limited to qualifying, as we saw last year. IN 2022, the preferred strategy for most riders was two stops, although some chose to stop only once after completing a long initial stint on hard rubber.

ten) The average time for a pit stop is around 18.5 seconds, although he had to overcome a pit lane 400 meters long. The drivers enter the pit lane avoiding the last chicane and the first corner, since the return to the track is via turn number 2.

Times and where to see the Canadian F1 GP

FRIDAY 06/16

• 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Practice 1
• 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.: Practice 2

SATURDAY 17/06

• 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Practice 3
• 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Ranking

SUNDAY 06/18

2 p.m.: Race

Broadcast: ESPN and Star+.

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